Baltimore-reared Larry Swift was already living abroad, working as a security contractor in Saudi Arabia, when he made his retirement move this past March. At age 59, he relocated with a partner to Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, 300 miles north of Athens. He knew the city well from get-away visits when he was a contract worker with the U.S. State Department in North Macedonia, the country just to the north. The rent on his large three-bedroom apartment is almost $4,000 a month, but he has a view of the Aegean Sea, was able to get rid of his car, and finds the overall cost of living manageable. Plus, he says, “The food is…
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